Aurora's Choose Aurora package pairs a $20,000 zero‑percent deferred loan with closing‑cost and repair grants to lower upfront homebuying costs. Income thresholds and application timing vary by program materials.

Showers and a chance of thunderstorms arrive late Tuesday night, followed by gusty southwest winds Wednesday with gusts near 40 mph. Secure boats and loose outdoor items.

Lewis University temporarily moved in-person Oak Brook classes online after learning ICE will operate in the same office building, the school said.

City regulators temporarily shut down a business described as a "sex dungeon" while they review where it fits under Chicago’s licensing rules.

A 17-year-old was shot in the thigh Sunday near the 1700 block of N. Paulina in Bucktown; he was taken to St. Francis Hospital in good condition while detectives investigate.

Patchy fog this morning then sunny, record‑tinged warmth with gusty southwest winds. Small craft advisory for nearshore waters and rain chances late Tuesday.

A small plane came down in the 300 block of Springmeadow Drive in Poplar Grove; crews reported a gas leak but no injuries. Authorities were on scene and Nicor was called.

An RV driver was killed on I‑65 near Hobart after the vehicle hit a bridge support; a pickup driver was arrested and a passenger was flown to a Chicago hospital.

A white car struck a highway support column and caught fire in the West Loop early Sunday; two people inside were found dead, police said.

A federal judge ordered ICE to allow Catholic clergy into the Broadview processing center so detainees can receive Communion and ashes on Ash Wednesday. Plaintiffs and organizers say the move restores long‑standing pastoral access that had recently been blocked.

Emails from the Justice Department’s Epstein library show Michael Ferro canceled an April 15, 2019 meeting with Jeffrey Epstein at Epstein’s Palm Beach home. The references are brief and do not show a meeting took place.

A multi-vehicle crash on Illinois Route 1 at County Line Road in Beecher left one person dead and renewed long-standing demands for safety fixes at the crossing. First responders and residents say the corridor has been dangerous for years.

A Round Lake man faces reckless homicide charges after a Sept. 21 crash in North Chicago left a driver dead and one car consumed by fire. A preliminary hearing is set for March 12.